General Lifestyle

The name John Coffee Hays may not ring many bells in Lebanon or Mt. Juliet, but the Wilson County native son, perhaps the most illustrious Texas Ranger of them all, claims legendary status in the Lone Star State and also left an extraordinary legacy in San Francisco and Oakland, California.

It all started with an Easy Bake Oven for Nycole Donelson. She was about 7 or 8 years old and when those little packages of cake mix were used (in a couple hours) this mini-baker moved on to bigger and better things.

Just knee-high to a grasshopper and beyond spunky, Nycole would wedge herself between her momma and granny and soak up their pearls of wisdom about baking, and cooking in general.

General Sports

FCS wins 7th straight --LEBANON -- Friendship Christian's boys withstood a barrage of 3-pointers in a 64-51 victory over Mt. Juliet Christian Academy Tuesday evening at the Bay Family Sportsplex.Saint guard Logan Anderson connected on seven 3-pointers for 21 points but the Commanders led most of the way -- stretching their winning streak to seven consecutive games and improving to 11-7 overall and 4-0 in the East-Middle District.

Elrod has 21 for Lady 'CatsMT. JULIET -- Senior Piper Elrod knocked down six 3-pointers and finished with 21 points to lead Wilson Central to a 48-47 victory at rival Mt. Juliet Tuesday night.The Lady Wildcats moved to 19-1 on the season and 6-0 in District 9-AAA while Mt. Juliet lost for the third straight outing -- falling to 12-6 / 4-3 in the district.